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Acetophenone vs Benzophenone - What's the difference?

acetophenone | benzophenone |

As nouns the difference between acetophenone and benzophenone

is that acetophenone is (organic compound) the aromatic ketone, phenyl methyl ketone , used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds while benzophenone is (organic chemistry|countable) any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (c6h5)2co; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.

acetophenone

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) The aromatic ketone, phenyl methyl ketone , used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds

    • Derived terms

    * aminoacetophenone * chloroacetophenone * chlorofluoroacetophenone

    External links

    * (wikipedia "acetophenone")

    benzophenone

    English

    (wikipedia benzophenone)

    Noun

  • (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (C6H5)2CO; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.
  • (organic compound, uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.